Communication has power. Effective communication changes minds, lifts hearts, and inspires actions. At the same time, poor communication causes confusion, creates conflict and drives discontent. Communicating with imagination and clarity is essential to business success and personal performance.
The desire to communicate with greater focus, precision and passion has brought leading businesses and top executives from around the world to Denise Hummel, of Imagine Communications, for counsel, training and support.
Denise knows how important it is to communicate well, having spent more than 10 years as one of the most prominent employment attorneys in the United States. In case after case, effective communication was essential to settling disputes and resolving conflict.
In addition to her work in the U. S., Denise has spent several years living and working in Europe. While based in London as General Counsel for the Overseas Education Association, she worked with business and educational organizations across Western Europe, and as far afield as Cuba, Bermuda and Iceland. While living in Italy, Denise worked with Whirlpool Europe and other companies to improve internal and external communications. In these roles, Denise developed unparalleled skills as a facilitator and communicator between people from different cultures.
A journalist and author as well as a successful attorney, Denise has published several articles on topics including international travel, destination resorts, Italian culture, public relations and public affairs. Her writing is clear, concise and imaginative - and her services as a speechwriter and features journalist are in frequent demand.
Combining extraordinary energy and creativity with rigorous professional discipline and a vibrant sense of humor, Denise helps clients define exactly what they want to achieve, understand the audiences they want to reach and motivate those people to action.
Imagine offers general corporate communications services including writing and editorial services, facilitation services, communications counseling and training, and personal and executive coaching. But it also offers services specifically designed to support the travel and hospitality industry as well as those services particularly designed to bridge cross-cultural gaps in businesses that operate globally.
Well-networked in both the United States and Europe, Denise is able to enlist a wide range of contacts - journalists, editors, attorneys, legislators and more - on behalf of her clients. She brings her clients together with the individuals and organizations that can help them achieve shared objectives.
Denise received her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Barnard College, Columbia University and her law degree from Washington College of Law. She has also studied Italian language and culture at the University of Florence and sign-language at the New York School for the Deaf. She is a member of several professional organizations, including the Association of Authors & Publishers [AAP], National Tourism Foundation [NTF], International Communications Consultants Organization [ICCO], International Ecotourism Society [IES], Travel Industry Association of America [TIA], International Food, Wine and Travel Writers Association [IFWTWA], Association of Travel Marketing Executives [ATME], The Travel and Tourism Research Association [TTRA] and the Public Relations Society of America [PRSA].
